Schedule

Gentle Yoga Moves—MVP Health Care

New class beginning in January 8, 2024! Join us online, using Microsoft Teams, for this one-hour, gentle yoga class. Class begins seated with breath-control techniques, then moves to seated or standing strength-building and balance-improving postures. Ends with a short guided meditation. Use of principles of exercise physiology, CARs mobility exercises, and safe isometrics help develop mobility and strength; focus on the postures, the gaze, and the breath helps improves concentration.

Free for all who register with MVP. Visit MVP Health Care here to register.

• When: Mondays, from January 8 through March 11, 2024

• Time: 8:00 to 9:00 a.m.

• Where: On your laptop or smart phone in your own home

Gentle Yoga for Seniors

This one-hour class is suitable for most fitness levels. Class begins with breath control seated in a chair, then moves to standing strength-building and balance-improving postures. Ends with a guided meditation. Incorporates principles of exercise physiology, CARs mobility exercises, and safe isometrics help develop mobility and strength; focus on the breath improves concentration. Chair options offered for all postures.

• When: Mondays

• Time: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

• Where: Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY 12498

Classes offered for $1 or $2 for all Ulster County residents, aged 55 or over. Buy a 10-class card at the Town of Woodstock, Town Clerk office, 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, 12498. See also, Senior Rec Schedule.

Level I Yoga for Seniors

More like a traditional yoga class, this one-hour practice requires the ability to get up and down off the mat. Using Sanskrit and English, the class begins with breath control then warms up with postures from a table-top position, then to standing, strength-building and balance-improving postures. Returning to the mat for core postures, the class ends with guided meditation.

• When: Thursdays

• Time: 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.

• Where: Mescal Hornbeck Community Center, 56 Rock City Road, Woodstock, NY 12498

Classes offered for $1 or $2 for all Ulster County residents, aged 55 or over. Buy a 10-class card at the Town of Woodstock, Town Clerk office, 45 Comeau Drive, Woodstock, NY, 12498. See also, Senior Rec Schedule.

Reiki Therapy

Reiki is a Japanese method of holistic, hands-on healing, founded by Usui Mikao in the early 20th Century. Reiki means universal energy. Leslie currently is an active volunteer with HCHR (Health Care is a Human Right), participating in free monthly clinics around Ulster County, NY. Visit hchrny.org for the time and place of the next clinic near you.

Private sessions at your home or Leslie’s home studio are also offered. As a Reiki master, Leslie can teach you or your group all levels of this system of natural healing. Please contact Leslie for more information.